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We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate Cloud and vCenter Configuration Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Firewall Security Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Fortinet FortiGate Cloud vs. vCenter Configuration Manager Report (Updated: May 2020).
765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"We have found the most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud are the firewall and the VPN connection manager. I am not worried about any cyber attacks, the solution is secure and I receive daily summary reports.""We like the availability of the hardware and the service that we get from FortiGate, as well as the kind of reach that they have as a part of their sales folks.""Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is easy to use.""I like Fortinet FortiGate Cloud's simple UX and UI designs and the fact that it is also a VPN solution for our clients. The solution is user-friendly.""The initial setup is relatively easy.""The most valuable feature is the inspection. It inspects before we have any traffic stops intrusion.""The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud are the IPS, SSL Wireless, and VPN. Additionally, packet inspection and point-to-point VPN application control are useful.""The most valuable FortiGate Cloud feature is logging. It's there seven days a week, and there is no hard limit on logs or size restrictions. This much capacity will show up for that seven days. FortiGate Cloud offers many other valuable features like Fortinet Secure Gateway, SASE, and the Fortinet Security Fabric."

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"The most valuable features that VMware's vCenter Configuration Manager have, when compared with other solutions, are their disaster recovery and business connectivity capabilities.""Configuration Manager simplifies management. Cloning via live migration is a useful feature.""The technical support services are good.""The most valuable feature is the ability to see which virtual machines need more resources or are over-committed.""The product's deployment phase was easy.""vCenter has some good user experience, and the initial setup is straightforward.""It's a very nice solution for our needs.""This is the best solution for management for the server administrator. VMware has been on the market for many years, so they have a lot of solutions. For on-premises, VMware is the best available solution."

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Cons
"The capacity to execute the solution needs to be improved. I would like to see management and analytics included in the solution.""If you need to scale, you do need to trade up to a new Fortinet solution.""I would like to see more reporting from the analysis improved in the future.""There are European and US clouds and sometimes we mix them up. The solution should make determining the clouds more clear, or make one cloud instead of having separate ones.""It is currently durable, but they may be able to improve it further. They can adapt Cisco technology because of its durability.""We need some integration or communication between the endpoint and the firewall.""The SSL visibility could be better.""Some configuration changes would be helpful."

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"I think the logging side should be improved because it's pretty difficult to keep up to date VMware and with vCenter.""vCenter Configuration Manager could improve by having more integration.""Configuration Manager's reporting could be better. I need to use a third-party reporting solution to get the details. They could add reporting features similar to RVTools.""The licensing model has shifted from socket-based to core-based licensing, resulting in increased customer costs. Moreover, if a customer utilizes software like VMware, which integrates seamlessly with ESXi, it becomes even more challenging to consider replacing ESXi. Hence, many customers, particularly in India, are actively exploring alternatives.""The technical support could be faster.""The ease of setup and installations could be improved.""The solution's pricing is very high and could be improved.""They could improve the hybrid-cloud environment and its management, not only for the local host but also including the connection between public and private cloud."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The price is over $1,000 USD annually."
  • "The pricing is mid-ranged, it's not very expensive but it's not the cheapest or most affordable in the market."
  • "The license does not include many of the features that are necessary, which means that you have to pay extra for them."
  • "It is expensive."
  • "The price of the solution is high compare to competitors."
  • "As with us, our customers need not pay for a license. One brings one's own."
  • "When comparing this solution to others it is less expensive and there is an annual license required."
  • "The pricing is competitive."
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  • "I am not knowledgeable with the pricing of the product."
  • "It's a large application. It consumes a lot of resources. Sometimes the price is too high for our customers. If they buy it directly from VMware, its hard to convince the customer that we will bring down the total cost of ownership, in the end."
  • "Their licensing costs are high. But I think for the scale that we are using, it's suitable. If you use it on a larger scale with many servers, you have to pay a lot of money for them. I think it's suitable for organizations that don't need expert people that want more money each year or each month because it's a straightforward solution. We prefer to pay for these products that are integrated and straightforward."
  • "The price of the solution is expensive. However, it is reasonably priced compared to competitors."
  • "It is on a yearly basis."
  • "This product is not cheap. I have a yearly license for vCenter and the license is not cheap."
  • "The price of the solution is too expensive for us and we are looking to move to another solution."
  • "The solution comes with three-year support. We have to renew the support annually after the three years are up."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Fortinet FortiGate Cloud has valuable firewall, SSL VPN, and web filtering features.
    Top Answer:Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is more inexpensive than other vendors.
    Top Answer:The platform's reporting and analysis capabilities need improvement.
    Top Answer:It is an expensive solution. My company needs to make payments to acquire a perpetual license. There are no additional costs apart from the standard licensing charges attached to the solution.
    Top Answer:The product's high price is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required.
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    Also Known As
    FortiCloud, FortiGate Cloud
    vCM
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    Overview

    FortiCloud can help with your wireless and security challenges in a number of ways. Our solution addresses common IT difficulties including time-consuming provisioning, high investment costs, complex management, vulnerability to advanced threats, and the need to easily scale with growth.

    vCenter Configuration Manager is a powerful configuration management tool that is designed to enable organizations to ensure that any environment that they use to conduct business is configured in the most effective possible way. It can automate configurations consistently across virtual, physical, and cloud environments. Additionally, it enables users to place critical functions into the hands of the solution thereby avoiding the possibility that human error will reduce a business’s operations. It also hardens operations against bad actors who look for holes in a user’s security compliance policies that they can exploit.

    vCenter Configuration Manager Benefits

    Some of the ways that organizations can benefit by choosing to deploy vCenter Configuration Manager include:

    • Reduction of overhead costs. Configuration Manager makes it possible for users to operate with the highest possible level of effectiveness while at the same time reducing the overhead costs associated with their work. One way that it does so is by automating many tasks that would otherwise be expensive to train users to perform. This also saves users time working on basic tasks that they can then devote to other operations that need human intervention.
    • Flexibility. Configuration Manager is a highly flexible solution. It is a platform-agnostic solution that can run consistently across VMware infrastructure and Windows, Linux, and UNIX operating systems. Users can use it on the operating system that best meets their business needs. Organizations can operate without having to invest in any particular operating system.
    • Threat reduction. It enables users to reduce threats to their systems. Its approach to centralized configuration management makes it simple for users to keep control of their security setup. This means administrators can spend most of their time ensuring that an organization’s technology is safe instead of trying to figure out how to do so. Configuration Manager's ability to correlate configuration changes with issues that are detected by VMware’s vCenter Operations Manager significantly reduces the amount of time needed in order to resolve any issues that arise.
    • Deep data collection and visibility. The secure and automatic data collection provides users with a wealth of data. This gives organizations the ability to see all aspects of their configuration environment. Administrators are able to track everything without worrying that they are missing information that is critical to their work.
    • Scalability. Configuration Manager is a highly scalable product. Users can scale it so that their configuration management operations can effortlessly keep pace with the work that they are doing. They can maintain their security and operations without turning to another product or being forced to make expensive purchases in order to keep up.

    vCenter Configuration Manager Features

    • Centralized UI. Configuration Manager comes with a centralized UI that users can use to manage all of Configuration Manager’s tools. From a single location users can track and use the myriad tools that Configuration manager has to offer. It enables administrators to ensure that their configurations and patches are running consistently across all of their environments.
    • Unified report generation tool. Configuration Manager’s reporting tool is constantly gathering data relating to an organization’s configurations. Users can now create reports that contain all of the most up-to-date configuration information. This enables them to conduct their operations with information that is wholly accurate.
    • Configuration auditing tool. Configuration Manager has a scanner that conducts constant audits of an organization’s configurations. It searches for any errors or issues in the configurations. Users are notified when changes in the configurations take place so that they can track any issues and deal with them before they can escalate.
    • Integration suite. Configuration Manager enables users to integrate their systems with many other VMware solutions. This means that users can both bolster their current capabilities and implement any features that they might feel are missing from their current setup.
    • Hardware monitoring software. Configuration Manager leverages CIM SMASH technology to track the health of both their physical and virtual servers. It not only provides information when the hardware and VMware are running properly. This software also alerts users when any kind of failures occur in the physical hardware.

    Reviews from Real Users

    vCenter Configuration Manager is a highly effective solution that stands out when compared to many of its competitors. Two major advantages it offers are its intuitive and simple design and its ability to scale according to the needs of its user.

    Moses S., a project manager at Swakop Uranium, writes, “The platform is straightforward and user-friendly. A large knowledge base is not required to begin using it.”


    Raju P., an Information Technology manager at Sikraft, says, “We can scale the solution as needed.”

    Sample Customers
    Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
    Bank Al Bilad, Thomas-Krenn.AG, Pronto!, Unimed Juiz de Fora
    Top Industries
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    Comms Service Provider28%
    Manufacturing Company17%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Agriculture7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company23%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    Financial Services Firm7%
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    Computer Software Company15%
    Energy/Utilities Company12%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Media Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business61%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise23%
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    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise52%
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    Small Business46%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise33%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise68%
    Buyer's Guide
    Fortinet FortiGate Cloud vs. vCenter Configuration Manager
    May 2020
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    Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is ranked 5th in Firewall Security Management with 55 reviews while vCenter Configuration Manager is ranked 11th in Configuration Management with 46 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is rated 8.2, while vCenter Configuration Manager is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud writes "Useful for routing and cloud security purposes but needs to incorporate XDR capabilities ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of vCenter Configuration Manager writes "A solution with a range of functionalities and several pricing plans that suit your needs". Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, AWS Firewall Manager, Palo Alto Networks Panorama, FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) and Fortinet FortiPortal, whereas vCenter Configuration Manager is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager, Red Hat Satellite and BigFix. See our Fortinet FortiGate Cloud vs. vCenter Configuration Manager report.

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